Rachel R. Savarino Library at Trocaire College

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Ready Reference from Internet Public Library

General Reference Desk Has it all; from postal codes to dictionaries, encyclopedias etc, etc. Select from the left side menu list of topics. MY HOMEWORK HELPER © 2003 refdesk.com (Includes math review, critical thinking & specific subjects guides).

• Have a question? 

  • Ask.com  

  • Ask an expert http://www.libraryspot.com/askanexpert.htm  

  • Becoming a Master Student  

  • Hot Paper Topics © O'Keefe Library St. Ambrose University 

  • Information Please.com

  • WheretodoResearch.com - - an Internet Reference Directory    

• Accuplacer Testing "Your source for free practice tests."

• Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports Compiled by Gary Price, MLIS 

• Anatomy & Physiology ONLINE Learning Center goes along with Anatomy & Physiology textbook.  Contains study guide, chapter quizzing and exam preparation, etc.

• Census Data

• Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians, Professor of English, Washington State University 

• Dictionaries -  684 online dictionaries now indexed. Thesaurus Online, includes a Dictionary search. 

  • Medical Dictionary © Copyright 1997-2003 - CancerWEB - Dept. of Medical Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

  • MEDLINE PLUS DICTIONARY from the National Library of Medicine.

  • http://MetaGlossary.com allows users to get fast, and real explanations for words, terms, acronyms and phrases that often cannot be found in dictionaries. 

  • Rare Diseases   

  • Thesaurus Online, includes a Dictionary search.

  • WordReference.com - gives a quick definition and word translation to French, German, Spanish and Italian. 

  • Word! A Glossary of Medical Words for kids (Nemours Foundation) or click on Children's Health, Children's Page, and Infant and Toddler 

• Drug Information - - from the US Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. See Also MEDLINEplus- -" Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster™^†, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient® ^‡, a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)."
  Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

• Ethnologue - "An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages"

• Government Documents by Subject Title & Government Agency

• Internet Page - contains search engines & tutorials etc.

• Internet Public Library a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.

• Library Research

• Math Archives Study Guides from University of Tennessee

• Medical Encyclopedia   

• Medical Images & Movies © Health On the Net Foundation     

• Merck Manual - - complete and comprehensive medical information. Health-care professionals

• MLA & APA Style Citations

• Resumes, Salary, Jobs and Career Guides
• Roman Numeral Conversions Use this handy converter to change numbers given in Roman numerals to Arabic Numbers!

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